kontra-
[ˈkɔntʁa]
The verdict
“kontra-” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gegen, entgegengesetzt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kontra- |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | [ˈkɔntʁa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kontra-” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kontra- is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed [ˈkɔntʁa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kontra-, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is kontra-, spelled K-O-N-T-R-A--.
Definition
- 1gegen, entgegengesetzt
- 2eine Oktave [a] tiefer oder [b] höher
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “kontra-”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-N-T-R-A-- - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɔntʁa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.